Posts Tagged ‘nature photography by Patrice’

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Heard A Robin

March 17, 2025
Heard A Robin ~ Photo by Patrice

Heard a robin
today

It’s song played
happily
in
my head 

For now
I know
what lies ahead 

Spring, summer
then
late fall 

All in order

That’s
what I hear
when
the robin calls. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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We Were Happy

March 13, 2025
We Were Happy ~ Photo by Patrice

Remember when? 

We were happy 

The world turned
the sun shone 

We were happy 

No matter what
was said
in jest or a little angry
things could be worked out 

We were happy 

Now it seems
the world stands still
in
disbelief 

The sun shines elsewhere
hiding 

And
us? 

We’re not happy.
~  Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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You

March 11, 2025
You ~ Photo by Patrice

You won’t hold me tight
you’ll leave me
in the middle
of
the night
your heart is cold
your eyes filled
with anger 

I’ll see you leave
I’ll see you go
I won’t cry or say a word
our love is over
we’ll move on, retrieve our lives
our emotions too 
no more hurt 
from
the likes of you. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Not Today

March 6, 2025
Not Today ~ Photo by Patrice

Not today will I say
anything
I need to hide
from
my soul 

I will only say
what we
need to know 

In a way
that
blesses
all this world 

Who too listens
really
needs to know. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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I Watch The Squirrels Fight

February 28, 2025

Patrice’s Art & Poetry Blog

I Watch The Squirrels Fight ~ Photos by Patrice

I watch the squirrels fight 
edging out one another 
for a place at the feeder 
for
just another bite. 

Sometimes
there’s a truce 

Sometimes
a bitter fight 

Sometimes
a lone squirrel 
eats
til he feels suffice. 

Birds keep their distance 
stay out of the fight 
they wait their turn 
a time when
all others have had their fill 

All’s quiet 

No more anger 

No more strife. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

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Matters

February 12, 2025
Matters ~ Photo by Patrice

You won’t be
all that matters
to me 

You won’t be
I’ll make sure of that

I won’t be
living my life as if
all that matters
is
you’re happy 

No, no I won’t be
doing that 

I will be doing
what
matters
only matters
to me. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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No More

February 6, 2025
No More ~ Photo by Patrice

No more
will you be
my source of happiness 
my ecstasy. 

No more
can I say sweet words
no, not today
like
yesterday. 

No more
will I be the one
who helps you
makes sure
you’re not wanting for anything
nothing. 

No 
no more, no more
not
today. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Life Is Death

February 5, 2025
Life Is Death ~ Photo by Patrice

Life
is
Death

Death
is
Life

You
cannot die

if

You
never lived. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025

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Let The World Turn

January 31, 2025

Patrice’s Art & Poetry Blog

Let The World Turn ~ Photo by Patrice

Let the world turn 
resolve the problems 
that really are not our concern. 

Let the sky be blue not with sadness 
but remembering memories not gone 
not lost from me, from you. 

See the earth tremble 
cry in anticipation of wondrous joy to come 
never seeing anything but a good outcome. 

That’s what we should see when looking out 
looking at the world and all the things 
that will become. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

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Slowly, Cautiously I Proceed

January 29, 2025
Slowly, Cautiously I Proceed ~ Photo by Patrice

Slowly, cautiously
I proceed
thru life
seeking to find
a place
divine

Where I can live
be myself
not destroying another
or
being blind
to the hurts of others

Slowly, cautiously
I proceed
I’m on my way
following this path
throughout
the minute, the hour
the day. 
~ Patrice  
@ Patrice Clarkson – 2025